growing up

The two boys looked like they were in their early 20s. When they heard Ling Chao's question, they turned to look at him.

One of them had shaved green skin on both sides, and only the handsome little brother with hair on top shook his eyes obviously.It seemed that he thought of something, but he was not sure, but he returned to normal soon.

The younger brother in the army green down jacket opposite him replied: "It doesn't count, it's just a hobby."

"Is there a boxing gym near here?" Ling Chao asked again.

"There's one opposite the supermarket over there." The little brother said.

"Ah, why haven't I seen it?" Ling Chao said in a low voice.

"It only opened in Dongyue last year, maybe you didn't notice it." The little brother heard it and said with a smile.

"Oh." Ling Chao stroked his hair, "Thank you."

"It's okay." The little brother waved his hand.

The waiter brought the change, Ling Chao stood up and was about to leave.The handsome little brother who hadn't spoken all this time suddenly said, "I'm sorry, it might be a bit presumptuous, but can I ask your name?"

Ling Chao was asked inexplicably, but since others answered his question so patiently just now, he replied generously, "My name is Ling Chao."

"Are you really Ling Chao? You are from City H, right?" The handsome little brother's eyes lit up, and he stood up unexpectedly.

Ling Chao was a little confused by the situation in front of him, and nodded slightly, wondering if this person knew him or something else.

Another little brother also stood up, he stopped his companion, and said to Ling Chao apologetically: "I'm sorry, he may have overreacted a bit. But, we know you, you have won several youth boxing championships before. .We used to go to school there. Although it has been two years, you have grown a lot taller, and your appearance has changed a bit, and you were a little uncertain just now."

It turned out to be like this, Ling Chao didn't expect to meet someone who knew him so far away.

There are not many people who practice boxing, and even fewer can enter the competition.This circle is not big, Ling Chao has won many provincial and even national awards before, it is normal for someone in the circle to know him.

"Hi, my name is He Nuo." The handsome guy stretched out his hand and said.

Ling Chao held it up and smiled.

"This is my friend Wang Zibo. We are both boxing enthusiasts." Pointing to the people around him, He Nuo introduced, "But why are you here? You should still be in high school."

"Ah, I'm studying here now, and I'm originally from here." Ling Chao said.

"Well, that's quite a coincidence," He Nuo said, "I used to admire you very much, you played very well. The past two years have been too busy with work, and I seldom paid attention to it. I really didn't expect to meet you in D City You, by the way, that boxing gym was jointly opened by some of our friends, are you interested in going over to have a look?"

So that's the case.Ling Chao is too full of study time now, even on weekends, he only has one and a half days off, and usually has no time at all, but it doesn't matter if he goes to have a look.

"Okay." Ling Chao said with a smile, "Are you planning to go to the museum later?"

"We'll go to the restaurant after we have a meal," Wang Zibo said.

"Then I'll wait for you." Ling Chao sat down again and said.

The two little brothers are very lively.They started their own business when they were in college, and several brothers partnered to open an IT company, which has been doing well for a few years.Came back here after graduation.Boxing has always been their hobby, so they wanted to start a game of their own.

After they finished their meal, the three of them went to the boxing gym together.

The boxing gym is on the second floor diagonally opposite to the supermarket. The area is not very large, but the facilities are quite complete.Except for a front desk, there is no one in this restaurant.

The three of them walked inside while chatting.

"How tall are you?" He Nuo asked him.

"Second year in high school." Ling Chao replied.

"Ah?" He Nuo looked back at Wang Zibo, then turned back and asked, "You're not going to be a sophomore in a nearby No. [-] middle school, are you?"

Ling Chao blinked, then nodded.

"Which class?" He Nuo asked again.

"Class one." Ling Chao answered directly.

He Nuo covered his mouth with his hands, and then smiled in surprise: "Wow, I think today is really a coincidence." He Nuo said exaggeratedly, and made eye contact with Wang Zibo.

Ling Chao looked at the two in confusion, wanted to ask but didn't know how to ask.

He Nuo didn't ask Ling Chao any more questions. He took out his mobile phone from time to time, as if he was chatting with someone through text messages.On the other hand, he and Wang Zibo took Ling Chao around the boxing gym.

There's a lounge next to the gate, and they went there after looking inside.The front desk made tea and brought it over, and the three of them sat on a group of sofas inside.

"How is it?" Wang Zibo looked at Ling Chao and asked.

"It's not bad, the facilities are quite complete." Ling Chao replied truthfully.

"Then are you interested in coming over to play?" He Nuo asked with some expectation.

"I..." Ling Chao thought for a while and said, "I have too many classes now, I have morning and evening self-study, and I only have one and a half days off on weekends. I heard that the vacation will be shortened in the future."

"It's okay, come and play when you have time on weekends, it's free." He Nuo said.

"Or if you want, you can also come to be a coach. Whoever is lucky enough to meet you can take your class, and we will pay you additionally." Wang Zibo continued.

"Don't, don't, don't," Ling Chao waved his hands repeatedly, "I haven't practiced seriously for a long time, and it was a bit boring to go home to play a few years ago."

"At your level, even if you haven't practiced often for a few years, you're still much better than us." He Nuo still didn't give up and said, "If you don't want to teach, you can come and have fun, and make more friends. And... "

He didn't go on talking, Ling Chao felt that the two of them seemed to be hiding something.But they only knew each other for about an hour, even if they knew him before, they didn't know each other.What's there to be hesitant about?

Their appearance made Ling Chao a little confused. They were not bad people, but they seemed to be expecting something.

They sat and chatted for a while, and Ling Chao agreed to come and play when he was free.He wanted to apply for a card, but He Nuo and Wang Zibo didn't agree with anything, and Ling Chao didn't insist.He is powerless about being a coach - he can't even guarantee his time. If he had this heart, he would not have stopped playing when he was at home in the first year of high school.

Chatting with He Nuo and Wang Zibo is a very comfortable thing. The two are a few years older than Ling Chao, and because they have the same hobbies, they naturally have a lot of topics to talk about.Before I knew it, I sat for another hour.

The phone rang, and it was He Nuo's.

He glanced at the incoming call, and the mysterious expression from before appeared again. He greeted Ling Chao with a smile, picked up his phone and went outside to answer it.

After a while, there was a knock on the lounge door.

Ling Chao had his back to the door, and Wang Zibo on the opposite side looked at the door, stood up and waved.

Ling Chao thought it was their guest, so he didn't care, let alone turned to wait and see.

However, within a few seconds, he finally understood why He Nuo and the others had been keeping mysterious expressions just now.

The guy in front of him who greeted him with a smile on his face, and who was extremely calm was Gu Yuan, who he had been debating for a long time whether to contact him or not!

"Why are you here?" Ling Chao stood up and asked.

Gu Yuan didn't answer him, but just asked, "When did you arrive?"

Gu Yuan didn't ask him why he didn't tell him when he came back, and he didn't ask why he didn't contact him when he arrived. He just said this softly, which seemed to be a casual question between friends, but Ling Chao could hear it in his tone. A trace of loss.

Ling Chao did it on purpose, but now there are other people around, he couldn't say more to Gu Yuan, so he replied according to his question: "Noon."

"Oh," Gu Yuan pursed his lips, pointed to the two people who had been waiting and said, "The company I usually take jobs from is owned by them. When they were preparing this boxing gym, I mentioned that I have a The classmate is very good at Sanda, but they don’t know it’s you. Just now I found out that you might be the classmate I mentioned, Lao He sent me a message to tell me, and then I came over.”

Ling Chao finally understood the relationship between them thoroughly.Such a coincidence made them meet, it was really a fate.

They stayed in the boxing gym for a while, and people came one after another. He Nuo and Wang Zibo had to go out to work, and Ling Chao bid farewell to Gu Yuan and came out.

When he got downstairs, Ling Chao looked at the supermarket, and then at Gu Yuan.I was supposed to go to the supermarket to buy things before, but now that Gu Yuan suddenly appeared, the entangled emotions I had before were forgotten when I saw him in person.He just wanted to go back with Gu Yuan and stay in a space with only the two of them.

"Are you going to the supermarket?" Gu Yuan asked.

Ling Chao can only say yes.

"Then I'll go shopping with you." Gu Yuan said.

"Okay." Ling Chao nodded.

"Brother Chao, I'll accompany you home later, let's talk about it later! I'll cook for you tonight." Gu Yuan said to himself as if he had read Ling Chao's mind.

Ling Chao put his arms around Gu Yuan's shoulders, and went to the supermarket with him.

When one person came out with a big bag of things, the sky began to snow again.The snowflakes fall in bits and pieces, covering the snow-covered places with a new layer, and then disappearing on the clean ground.There was wind blowing, and it felt a little bit biting on people's faces.

"Let's take the path, it's cold." Ling Chao pulled up his coat and hat and put it on, then reached for the bag in Gu Yuan's hand, "Let me carry it, I'm wearing gloves."

Gu Yuan sideways avoided Ling Chao, and pulled down his sleeves, covering most of the back of his hands.He took Ling Chao's arm and walked towards the alley.

The alley has been cleaned up a lot, and the place where the trash cans were placed before has also been cleared out. Now there is only a pile of snow piled up at the corner.

The scene of the two of them fighting with Hong Mao half a year ago seems to be still in front of them. Unexpectedly, in just six months, the two of them have changed from strangers to lovers.

Although Ling Chao often came to this supermarket to buy things, and he and Gu Yuan also came here a few times, this was the first time they walked this alley after the fight.

"Oh, it's amazing." Ling Chao sighed suddenly as he walked.

Gu Yuan walked on his left with his head down, and looked up at Ling Chao when he heard Ling Chao speak.Ling Chao looked forward, with a smile on his lips, what he said just now seemed to be unconscious.

The light in the alley is dim, and there are eaves and tree branches on both sides to block the snowflakes.

Even in such a dark environment, Gu Yuan couldn't take his eyes off Ling Chao.He took a small step deliberately, staggered Ling Chao's shoulders, and looked at him from the rear left.

His hood covered his entire head, and only a little side of his face and the erect bridge of his nose could be seen at the edge.

When he received He Nuo's message in the afternoon, Gu Yuan thought that Ling Chao just wanted to give him a surprise and came without warning.It can be seen that Ling Chao's performance after the meeting proved that this is not the case. He just deliberately didn't tell himself that it had nothing to do with surprises.

But Gu Yuan didn't want to ask, seeing Ling Chao was enough for him.As for what Ling Chao thinks, when he wants to say it, he will naturally tell himself.

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